Two Very Helpful Resources for Composition & Written Narration

In my planning for the coming year, I’ve been looking at what, if anything, I may need to add or change for my upcoming 7th grader’s writing. I’ve come across two very helpful resources that I wanted to share. 

My Little Handbook of Written Narrations For Students in Grades 4 – 8 by Angela Wilson

This little gem is exactly what it says. It’s available as both a printed booklet (linked) and a pdf. It will be very beneficial to those making the transition from oral to written narrations. It includes step by step instructions for writing a couple of types of narrations, sample narrations, and rubrics for “grading” the narrations. While it could become somewhat formulaic, I suppose, I am greatly looking forward to implementing this with my rising 4th grader next year. I may even use some bits with my 7th grader.

Learning Grammar Through Writing by Sandra Bell

This paperback book is fabulous for using the student’s writing to help teach grammar. “It is a correcting tool to be used by students in concert with their teacher. It is a unique reference book which allows students to reinforce the fundamentls of effective English grammar by appraising and correcting their own work.”